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Willis ISD to raise bus driver pay, aims to hire 15 drivers to cut double runs
Summary
District staff told the board it will raise the bus driver pay rate effective Jan. 6, 2025, and increase training pay to attract drivers. The district projects a roughly $44,000 cost for the remainder of the budget year and outlined a training timeline to add drivers and reduce doubled afternoon routes.
Willis ISD will raise its bus driver pay to $25 per hour effective Jan. 6, 2025, and raise part-time and training pay to $20.52 an hour, district staff said at the Dec. 11 board meeting. The district projects the incremental cost for the remainder of the current school year at about $44,000.
"This rate puts us above Conroe at $19.50 and above Montgomery at…
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